at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
all kinds of spirits and goblins
rampancy; prevalence; domination
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
on the occasion of; at the time of
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)